Research across borders
Starting in August 2026, the UMass Amherst Labor Center is excited to extend our research and labor movement activism across borders. Centering labor internationalism helps strengthen unions in the US and abroad. In this section of our scholarship on transnational linkages, we offer analysis of what is happening with labor globally. This will include original UMass labor center research, but also the research/analysis/activism of our union siblings abroad. Eventually, we will also add additional resources such as relevant podcasts and opportunities for cross border solidarity.
Recent Papers
Organizing Independent Trade Unions in Mexico Under the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism of the USMCA and Labor Law Reform of 2019: A Critical Assessment
Access this and all other Labor Center working papers on our Scholar Works page.
From New Labor Forum: From Social Uprising to Neoliberal Backlash in Chile
Carolina Bank Muñoz Pablo Pérez-Ahumada, and Camilo Santibáñez-Rebolledo have new work in New Labor Forum: From Social Uprising to Neoliberal Backlash in Chile
Beneath REI's Green Sheen: Union Busting, Debt Bondage, and Partnership with Eco-Criminals
This report by the UMass Amherst Labor Center and Students for International Labor Solidarity was produced in response to complaints raised by workers concerning serious and pervasive violations of labor rights in the supply chain of REI, the largest specialty outdoor retailer and consumer cooperative in the United States.